ABSTRACT
T h e poin t o f departure fo r l i fe lon g learnin g may be , o n th e on e hand , th e
demands place d on th e ind iv idua l b y socia l chang e and , o n th e othe r hand ,
the ind iv idua l ' s o w n need s fo r g rowt h an d development . T h e socia l
demands fo r l i fe lon g learnin g are base d o n th e democrat izat io n o f societ y
and th e developmen t o f product ion. I n addi t ion , the natura l env i ronmen t
forms a general f ramewor k an d startin g poin t fo r al l learning.
